The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-05-18

able Tor his election. Inc governor
adds. eff he decides to accept the
nomination it will be accepted as GER
tain evidence that he has discounted
all the chances and believes that he
can be elected. We can win the next
fight, feel certain"
THE truth-seeking Baltimore Herald
asks: /" Is Cleveland free-trader2"
Let our esteemed contemporary con-
slider these facts: He has a free
trade secretary of the treasury; he
is supported for reelection by the
free-trade speaker of the house; the
free-trade mugwumps adore him and
the free-trade democrats cry for him.
If he isn't a free-trader either he is
deceiving these people or they are
deceiving themselves. - Philadelphia
Press.
SPEAKING of political phases in Kan
sas, Governor Osborne of that state
said to Tribune reporter 80 Our pro-
hibition law is pretty well lived up to.
There are fewer violations than would
be expected. OF course there are ex-
ceptional spots in the state where the
law is not fully enforced. The adop.
ton of woman suffrage has had no
effect except in the cities. There it
merely doubles up the vote, the women
voting as their husbands and fathers
vote"
IT is hardly safe 10 assume what the
weather will be on the morrow. On
April 22d st. Paul paper felicitated
its readers that "winter was over"
Within thirty-six hours the ground was
covered with eight inches of snow.
About the same time the New York
World described the beauties and at
fractions of the climate of the great
metropolis in gentle spring." and the
next day the ground was white with
snow and bowling sleet-storm was
filling the city with discomfort, dis
tress and pneumonia"
If the farmer has not the costly land
scape paintings which adorn the walls
of the wealthy city resident, he can
have what is far better, the real land
scape, for which the painting is only a
poor and imperfect substitute. If he
will plant and beautify the surround
ings of his home then every window
may open on view of which the finest
artistic effect can only be copy. 1t is
a great mistake to suppose that the
presence of fine natural scenery is less
likely to inspire love of art than is the
contemplation of beautiful artistic
works.-B0StOn CultirdtOr.
BATH, Maine, doctors have agreed
to publish a " dead-beat" list. This
catalogue will include delinquents who
have failed in year to pay, or make
due explanation of the neglect. Another
class will be comprised of persons leav-
ing town with DOCTORS bills unpaid. If
we should publish list of our de-
linquent subscribers who neglect to pay,
though often requested, and who give
no heed to bills, duns and polite invita-
tons to settle, it would make something
of a sensation, at least in respect to a
number of names that would show up
conspicuously on the list. A word to
the wise is sufficient.
REPORTS from the West indicate an
enormous increase of business in many
towns. This is doubtless due in great
measure to the speculation in real es-
tate which prevails everywhere beyond
the Alleghanies. 1t naturally leads to
building and activity in that trade, and
stirs up all others which minister to it,
According to some authorities, the in
terstate commerce act has had good
deal to do with this state of affairs by
reassuring business men in many of the
large towns which heretofore have suf.
fered from cut rates and other favors
shown only to firms in the larger cities
If this prove to be the case the evils of
the new law will not be without some
ensation.-I1'ibune.
A. B. CoRLIss, the New Jersey
school teacher at Asbury, who is &C.
cused of teaching the mysteries Of
, poker(?) aimed well-directed blow al
the curricula of our colleges. He
should be severely censured, for the
higher branches of our American edu
cation should not be taught in the ele'
mentary schools. "-Ne,D York World
Now it happens that Mr.. Corliss die
not teach nor allow games of chance in
his school, but merely used, for test
questions, Hunters historical cards
| Neither do the faculties of our Ameri
: can colleges sanction card-playing, but
, they do all they can to prevent it, Sc
the innuendoes against them should be
withdrawn.
ONE effect of the interstate law has
been to shut down about the only iron
, manufacturing establishment in the
, state of Iowa. 1t is a barbed wire es
Enlistment, which was started as 6
cooperative investment by the gran
gers. They secured freight rates
which are known in the West as the
milling and transit tariffs, by which
they were permitted to bring their raw
material from the East, hold it over fol-
the manipulation at their factory, ano
then send it on to points of destination
further West in the manufactured shape
, at the single through rate from the sea
bord to the furthest western point. II
was a great advantage to them, and {
, delegation of the grangers has been il
: Washington asking the commission to
} suspend the operations of the law or
} their behalf, but the commission de
l cided it could not do so, and the factory
4 must shut down.-Ne,C York Tribune